European stocks were lower around midday on Monday as fears of a swine flu pandemic hit airline, travel, bank and energy shares on worries that travel and trade would be hit. At 1048 GMT the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was down 1 percent at 802.04 points, having dipped as low as 795.54.
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By Andrew Stern A college diploma has long been the ticket to a good job, but the deepest economic slump in decades has dampened the dreams of many U.S. college seniors. They face a hard reality upon graduation this spring: stiff competition from the growing ranks of the unemployed, from those forced out of retirement
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Britain's leading share index was down 1.2 percent early on Monday, pressured by banks and commodity stocks as fears of a swine flu pandemic, which has already killed 103 people in Mexico, hits sentiment. By 0736 GMT the FTSE 100 was down 50.06 points at 4,105.93 after rallying 3.4 percent on Friday and gaining 1.5
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European stocks fell early on Monday as fears of a swine flu pandemic hit airline, travel, bank and commodity shares on worries that travel and trade would be hit. By 0841 GMT the FTSEurofirst 300 index of top European shares was down 1.3 percent at 799.98 points following a 2.3 percent rise on Friday. "The
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U.S. software company Microsoft still sees value in a potential partnership with Yahoo even though it is no longer wants to buy it, chief executive Steve Ballmer said on Friday. "I have said many times that we no longer are interested in acquiring Yahoo, but we'd see the potential to create real value by partnering
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Internet social media company Facebook plans to allow outside developers access to core parts of the website so they can build new services, a person familiar with the situation said. The person said the company is expected to announce the plans on Monday. The new capabilities would let third-party developers build services that access content
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World stocks tumbled on Monday, after seven weeks of gains, and oil and the euro fell as concerns intensified the spread of swine flu, which has killed more than 100 people in Mexico, would hit the global economy. Travel and leisure-related stocks tumbled while the Mexican peso fell 2 percent against the dollar as the
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Oil prices fell more than 4 percent towards $49 a barrel on Monday, pressured by fears of a global flu pandemic that could prove another setback for the the fragile world economy. U.S. crude oil futures for June delivery were down $2.11 to $49.44 a barrel by 0758 GMT, erasing some of Friday's gains of
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The investing public is informed that the interest for the quarter 20/02/2009 -19/05/2009 on the floating rate Capital Securities Series B issued by Bank of Cyprus Public Company Ltd will be paid on 20th May 2009. The record date for those eligible to the interest payment is 11th May 2009, that is holders of the
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By Sophie Hardach Parisian Malcolm Hammer leads a life that many students would recognise: he shares a flat with friends, has a string of jobs and holds clear political views, but his plans for the future are less certain. Hammer left university more than six years ago but, like thousands of other French graduates, he
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